Born August 31, 1935 in Mährisch Ostrau; 1955-1960 studies in History, German and Latin at the University of Heidelberg; 1960 exam for teaching at secondary schools; 1961 PhD; 1971 habilitation in Medieval and Modern History at the University of Heidelberg; 1971 visiting professor for Medieval History at the Technical College in Darmstadt; 1972 professor for General History with special reference to the Historical Subsidiary Sciences at the University of Bielefeld; since 1972 professor for Medieval History, German Regional History, Economic and Social History at the Justus-Liebig-Universität in Gießen; rejected calls of the universities of Düsseldorf, Trier and Tübingen.

Philosophikum I, Historisches Institut, Abteilung Landesgeschichte, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10 C, 35394 Gießen, Deutschland
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Late medieval German political and constitutional history, medieval social history, medieval and contemporary German regional history, medieval and contemporary university and educational history.

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